[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (Mr. MARINO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize May as National 
Foster Care Month.
  On September 30, 2012, there was an estimated 400,000 children in 
foster care. Sixty-five percent of foster children experience at least 
seven school changes while in care. Fifty percent of former foster and 
probation youth become homeless within the first 18 months of 
emancipation.
  My foster shadow today is Damara. She is from Pennsylvania, and we 
are exchanging some great ideas about foster care.
  All children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent home. Please 
become a foster care parent. My wife and I are foster care parents and 
associated with working with children throughout my life. We have 
provided so much for them, but equally important, they have provided so 
much for us.

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